Today's scripture: Psalm 30:11-12
Some of you are in the deepest of valleys. You've lost a loved one. You can't find work. Your health is failing. You have a prodigal child.
You're mourning. You're wearing figurative sackcloth. And you can't imagine dancing ... perhaps ever again.
I don't in any way want to diminish your pain or suffering or loss. You need to grieve. You need to weep.
But may I encourage you to do something else? May I encourage you to "sing praises to [God] and not be silent"? May I encourage you to "give thanks to [God] forever"?
I know this may seem impossible, and I certainly don't know your exact pain. I do, however, know my own, and I do remember a time when I let suffering steal my joy; I didn't offer any praise or thanks to the Lord. For too many years, I allowed experiences with abuse to keep me in perpetual mourning.
It was only when I fell to my knees in utter and complete surrender to God—knowing if I didn't, I would likely not survive the pain—that I finally found gladness. I was finally able to dance ... even in the storm.
I still grieve sometimes over lost years and current ill health. Yet, even in the pain, I still dance. I still praise. I still thank my God.
If you're mourning today, certainly allow yourself to grieve. But in your grieving, go to your God. Ask Him for His supernatural peace ... and praise Him.
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